宿(やど)

やど
noun
inn, lodging
1. inn, lodging, accommodation
A place to stay overnight, especially a traditional Japanese inn or lodging establishment.
宿(やど)に泊(と)まる。
To stay at an inn.
宿(やど)を探(さが)しているのですが。
I'm looking for lodging.
今夜(こんや)の宿(やど)はもう決(き)まりましたか。
Have you decided on tonight's accommodation?
山(やま)の中(なか)にある小(ちい)さな温泉(おんせん)宿(やど)に二泊(にはく)した。
I stayed two nights at a small hot spring inn in the mountains.
温泉宿 = hot spring inn
旅行(りょこう)の宿(やど)は早(はや)めに予約(よやく)しておかないと、連休(れんきゅう)は取(と)れなくなる。
If you don't book lodging early, you won't be able to get anything during the long holiday.
宿を取る = to book lodging
2. home, residence
One's dwelling place or home (literary or formal usage).
宿(やど)に帰(かえ)る。
To go home.
literary/formal usage
宿(やど)を出(で)て旅(たび)に出(で)た。
He left home and set out on a journey.
雨宿(あまやど)りをしていたら、やがて空(そら)が晴(は)れてきた。
While taking shelter from the rain, the sky eventually cleared up.
雨宿り = taking shelter from rain (uses 宿 in the compound)
長(なが)い旅(たび)を終(お)えて、やっと宿(やど)に戻(もど)ることができた。
After finishing a long journey, I was finally able to return home.
古(ふる)い歌(うた)の中(なか)では、旅人(たびびと)が宿(やど)を離(はな)れて遠(とお)い土地(とち)を目指(めざ)す場面(ばめん)がよく描(えが)かれている。
In old songs, scenes of travelers leaving home and heading for distant lands are often depicted.

USAGE: 宿(やど) often refers to traditional Japanese-style inns, particularly in travel contexts. For modern hotels, ホテル is more common.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 宿(やど)を取(と)る (to book lodging)
  • 宿(やど)に泊(と)まる (to stay at an inn)
  • 温泉(おんせん)宿(やど) (hot spring inn)
  • 宿(やど)代(だい) (lodging fee)

RELATED:

  • 旅館(りょかん) - traditional Japanese inn (more formal)
  • 民宿(みんしゅく) - family-run guesthouse
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Added 2026.1.13 1:02 · Revised 2026.3.1 16:04
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